MIX, Raymond Charles 1921 - 2003

MIX, KINNAN, LARSON, GUHL, HOFFMAN, PATRO, JENSEN, RICHARDS, GREGERSON

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 1/27/2014 at 00:05:16

RAYMOND CHARLES MIX

Raymond Charles Mix, 81, 817 9th Ave S., Clear Lake, died Monday, March 10, 2003 at his home. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, March 12, 11 a.m., at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating. The family will greet friends one hour preceding the service. Inurnment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. Memorials may be given to the Raymond C. Mix Memorial Fund.

Raymond was born March 31, 1921, in Middleton, Minn., the son of Richard and Martha (Kinnan) Mix. He attended schools in Mason City. Ray married Clara Larson, on May 3, 1941 in Waterloo, Iowa. He served in the United States Navy during WWII, 1944-1945, in the Pacific as a motor machinist mate third class. After the war he worked at Armour for 32 years in the box room.

Raymond loved gardening, fishing, especially ice fishing, and hunting. He enjoyed building his house, which was always a gathering place. He enjoyed cooking and baking cookies. He loved his family. Raymond was a very hard worker. He was a member of the Armour Union. His special love was his dog, Suzie.

Raymond is survived by three children, Nancey Jean Guhl and her husband, John, Clear Lake, Mary Lou Hoffman and her husband, Louis, Mason City, and Larry Raymond Mix and his wife Claudette, Clear Lake; eight grandchildren, Alan Patro, Joleen Jensen, Mark Hoffman, Todd Hoffman, Laurie Richards, Adam Mix, Amos Mix and Marc Gregerson; thirteen great-grandchildren; and one brother, Donald Mix and his wife, Beverly, Waterloo, Iowa.

Raymond was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Clara, on April 30, 1988; one brother, Harold; and two sisters, Leona and Dorothy.